messroom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of messroom
Example Sentences
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For Negroes, routine duty between wars had been in the messroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Naw�you wouldn't," grumbles Wayne, eying the lad across a messroom with eloquent distaste.
From Time Magazine Archive
To begin with, there was no sort of furniture either in the messroom or the anteroom.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis
In the messroom the gramophone is playing, “I'm going 'way back home and have a wonderful time.”
From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by Hall, James Norman
He had to make his move now, and with most of the crew mustered together in the messroom, it was his one chance for success.
From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Glanzman, Louis
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